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Thank you for the link!

Thanks for the info! If I can't solve the hops issue, I'm going to look into other bittering agents. I've heard you can use yarrow or avocado leaves. Any truth in that?

I've never thought on the boiling times before, but it could have something to do with it. When I make a beer next, (getting a kit for a honey ale) I'll make note of the hops and boiling. My allergy problem hit me out of the blue when I was 35, at 41 me and the allergist are still trying to...

I'm not really sure. I need to look into the hops issue a little more. I truly hope it was a fluke reaction, as sometimes my allergies make me cross react with other things. I think the problem happens when the hops are added early, because I have been ok with 'gently hopped' German beers. It's...

Googling various home brewing questions.

My name is Andy, and I’m excited to join this wonderful brewing community. I hail from Illinois, USA, and I’m a complete newbie when it comes to brewing. I'm primarily interested in wheat beers (I'm allergic to hops), meads, wines and ciders.